From NPR
One of my favorite local NPR programs is Says You (or Sez You)--it's radio so I don't know how they spell it. The contestants are given a word which, in all probability, nobody will know and supply the other team with one real definition and two phonies. Tonight's word, "ylem," was defined by one panelist as the simplest explanation possible for any action or occurence. As an example, he offered this: Why do scuba divers fall backwards into the water?
Answer: if they fell forwards, they'd still be in the boat.
BTW, the only word I've ever known was "patzer." Thank you Searching for Bobby Fischer.
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